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A Buffalo in the House : The True Story of a Man, an Animal, and the American West by Goodnight, Mary Ann;Rosen, R. D is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Buffalo in the House : The True Story of a Man, an Animal, and the American West about?
From a #1 New York Times –bestselling author, “ a heartwarming tale of bonding between people and animals” ( Booklist ). A sprawling suburban house in Santa Fe is not the kind of home where a buffalo normally roams, but Veryl Goodnight and Roger Brooks are not your ordinary animal lovers. Over a hundred years after Veryl’s ancestors, Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight, hand-raised two baby buffalo to help save the species from extinction, the sculptor and her husband adopt an orphaned buffalo calf of their own. Against a backdrop of the American West, A Buffalo in the House tells the story of a household situation beyond any sitcom writer’s wildest dreams. Charlie has no idea he’s a buffalo and Roger has no idea just how strong the bond between man and buffalo can be. In the historical shadow of the near-extermination of a majestic and misunderstood animal, Roger sets out to save just one buffalo—in a true story featuring “one of the most memorable characters in recent nature writing” ( Publishers Weekly ). “More than a touching man-beast buddy tale . . . lovingly chronicles the history of an embattled species and its importance in the American West.” — Entertainment Weekly “Moving
Who reads A Buffalo in the House : The True Story of a Man, an Animal, and the American West?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Goodnight, Mary Ann;Rosen, R. D
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781595587305
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Nature, Biography
- Rating
- 3.77 / 5 (186 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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